Inspiration Shared By Lady Braids

Inspiration On 2/22/12

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.  Proverbs 1:7

The first thing that many schools throw out of any discussion
or pursuit of knowledge is God. Yet here we see that the fear
of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge - we cannot hope to
attain any real understanding of our world, its purpose, or our
place in it without first turning to and learning from God. 

The fool looks at material things and therefore assumes things
about God; the wise man or woman looks at God and therefore
assumes things about material things. Which are you? 

Do you look at the world through the lens of God's Word and
with a fearsome understanding that it was created for the
glory of God? If so, then intellectual pursuits, family
relationships, job opportunities, and every other area of life
will fit into place. On the other hand, if you do not begin with
the fear of the Lord, then life will seem like a crossword
puzzle with the wrong answer already scrawled across its
middle; nothing will seem to fit. 

If you are getting some wrong answers, that don't seem to
fit or solve the problems in your life, try erasing all your
own answers and replacing them with God's. Remember, He
is the one that made us and He has given us the solutions
we need in His Word. The fear of the Lord is the beginning... 

 -- BBH Daily Devotion 

Inspiration On 12/26/11

Where does understanding come from when it feels
as if there is nothing left?

It can come from the simple act of remembering.
To remember is to understand. It is not about
gritting one's teeth and forcing oneself to be
more patient. It is actually easier than that.

Do you remember what it was like to be a child?
No parent should ever forget. And to remember
is to understand.

Do you remember what it was like to be a student?
Every teacher should try to remember, and
especially if they feel frustrated.

Do you remember what it is like to be a patient?
Doctors and nurses show more empathy after
they have also spent time in a hospital bed.

Do you remember what it was like to be lonely?
To be first? To be last? To fail? To succeed?
To be afraid? To remember is to understand.

And to understand is to be patient.

 -- Steve Goodier